While it's common knowledge that additive manufacturing (AM) has become an integral tool in product development, it can be difficult to know how to fit AM into your workflow. In this talk, we'll discuss how to effectively use AM to accelerate product development and prepare designs to ramp up to production. We will include an overview of the common additive technologies and materials currently used by product designers, and look at the advantages and disadvantages of each from a product development perspective. Building on this overview, we'll discuss example workflows and case studies where additive manufacturing was used effectively to reduce time to market and mitigate process and design risk.

In this session, we’ll discuss how design for additive manufacture (DFAM) can influence the performance of additively manufactured parts. This session will focus primarily on laser powder-bed fusion, but concepts can be transferable to other additive techniques. We’ll explore lattices, hollow geometries, and thin walls as common features in lightweight designs, including the challenges that these can pose in design, post processing, and actual performance. Autodesk Research is currently undertaking research to characterize how as-built features perform (mechanically) compared to idealized conditions—generic bulk-material values found in literature. This will enable better representation of these features at the design stage to facilitate more accurate simulation and optimization. Attendees will leave more familiar with DFAM, considerations during the design process, and the impacts these have on overall part performance.

Everyone loves a quick-fire class full of productivity and power-user tips and tricks. Fusion 360 software is a big product, with lots of environments to master. No matter if you are a beginner or a seasoned veteran, there are always new tips to learn from different perspectives. Come along for an action-packed 90 minutes of learning, and accelerate the process of mastering Fusion 360.

Human bone is a unique material that grows based on the mechanical loading applied to it. This can cause problems for astronauts, as the loading through their bones is reduced and conditions such as osteoporosis can set in. Surgical implants, which are often used to stabilize bone fragments following a fracture, can inadvertently create similar problems, by reducing the force transferred through the bone itself. This can permanently reduce bone mass and increase the risk of future fracture. This class will discuss the ongoing research into this problem, and will demonstrate how researchers are using generative design in Fusion 360 software to explore new designs for these implants that better aid the natural bone-recovery process.

Building Information Modeling () offers opportunities to improve collaborative work and integration in the AEC industry. It is increasingly adopted in construction projects and specially in Kuwait's projects.This presentation will uncover one of the mega BIM projects in Kuwait "Kuwait International Airport Terminal 2" project. During the presentation, the attendees will see the progress of the project and how " LIMAK Insaat " which is the main contractor literally implemented BIM during the construction phase. The presentation will also show the clash detection procedures followed and what LIMAK Insaat is doing beyond 3D modeling in this magnificent project.

In this course, the Evangelist Team will share how Fusion 360 software and Autodesk Generative Design tools in Fusion 360 can be used as part of a design exploration strategy for industrial designers, expediting the process from conceptual development to product development, helping to make decisions on the design strategy and aesthetic directions of a product.

Automation and AI in the Manufacturing industry can be a game-changer. These technologies can enhance the capabilities of a shop, allowing it to take on more complex projects that may have been previously out of reach. Automation can help in handling tedious or repetitive parts of the design and make process, such as quoting, toolpath programming, feeds and speeds management, and more to improve performance. AI can offer design optimizations, recommendations and DFM feedback for additive and subtractive workflows. Hear directly from the partners delivering these workflows in Fusion. 

In this cross-industry collaboration between Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) and the Autodesk Technology Centre in Birmingham, England, we're solving the challenges NWG has maintaining water infrastructure. By employing advanced manufacturing techniques—such as laser scanning, reverse engineering, and hybrid manufacturing—NWG can work with its supply chain to repair broken parts and extend the operating lives of the assets they maintain. NWG is responsible for many assets that were manufactured decades ago, and the original design data is no longer available, causing excessively long lead times for replacement parts. As a result, the downtime for key national infrastructure water systems is prolonged and costly. We will show how this important collaboration between the water and manufacturing industries will reduce the downtime and extend product life, improving NWG's resilience, and ultimately saving money for customers.

Explore best practices for industrialized construction to ensure fast, efficient, and sustainable workflows. Learn how Beca from Australia and Windover Construction from the United States used building information modeling (BIM) to improve off-site workflows and facilities operations. Case studies will cover academic and affordable housing projects, including the digitalization of asset management at the University of Melbourne and Windover's 153,000-square-foot, modular, mixed-use community in Massachusetts. You'll also explore the application of additive manufacturing in fabricating historic preservation facades at the Autodesk Technology Center in Boston. Gain insights into the convergence of manufacturing and architecture, engineering, and construction workflows, leading to reduced waste and improved quality. Discover how combining off-site construction and digital twins is paving the way toward a zero-waste future. Explore how design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) workflows can empower prefab design, manufacturing, and installation, maximizing sustainability, schedule, and cost benefits across your portfolio.

Meet "The Brænch"—an organic 3-meter-high steel structure fabricated with advanced 3D printing technology. This class showcases how our cross-disciplinary team used Fusion to unlock novel design workflows and create unique architectural elements that are 3 times cheaper than if they were die cast. We'll demonstrate why architects should consider adding Fusion to their toolbox for generative design, optimization, and FEA simulation to move beyond certain limitations of Rhino/Grasshopper. Through detailed examples, we'll present an integrated workflow improving material efficiency and structural performance in large-scale metal components. The class targets architects first approaching manufacturing, practically demonstrating how to align design with fabrication requirements, opening possibilities for applications such as façade components and structural elements while leveraging additive manufacturing to tackle material transportation, construction cost, and supply chain challenges.

SimaPro, a sustainability partner, and ProtoTech, a technical consultant and reseller, are building a POC web app to demo at AU 2023, showing a web-based sustainability analysis workflow of an Autodesk Fusion 360 design. SimaPro requires mass, weight, and material to perform the sustainability analysis. Mass and weight are mass properties, meaning the company needs to extract and store mass properties for components in PIM so that SimaPro can access this data to perform its analysis in a web-based environment outside of Fremont. Currently, physical properties are extracted only inside the Fusion 360 canvas. PPE is a scalable solution that enables users to extract physical properties on-demand outside the Fusion 360 canvas using GraphQL APIs. Physical properties extraction trigger is also integrated with Fusion 360 workflows like on-milestone creation, as well as view physical properties in Fusion Team.

Have you ever thought about flow path optimization? Do you have great ideas that could change the world, but no fluid mechanics knowledge, time, or expensive CFD tools? All you need is Generative Fluids in Autodesk Fusion 360 software! We'll present a set of case studies in this session. The first ones will explain the basic aspects of flow path optimization. We'll discuss pressure drop, its reasons, and minimalization solutions in an easy-to-understand way. Then, we'll discuss more-complex designs in order to show how to use Fusion 360 capabilities and change inner flow paths into outer shells that are fully manufacturable parts. And we'll bring a few of our 3D-printed designs so you'll have a chance to handle them! By the very end, you'll understand the full potential of Generative Fluids optimization possibilities. This is the beginning of your flow optimization journey!

The demand for medical devices is rapidly growing with a forecast of global annual sales to reach nearly US$800 billion by 2030. But a one-size-fits-all approach in surgery often results in major complications such as infection, delayed or incomplete healing, and revision surgeries that contribute to diminishing clinical outcomes. A new approach with design thinking is now necessary to help solve these challenges. Researchers at University of Birmingham, Autodesk, Manufacturing Technology Centre (UK), and the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust have developed a novel design framework to create personalized knee implants from a CT scan using generative design for treating arthritis. This class will showcase how generative design can be implemented in an all-encompassing digital workflow to explore customized devices and make a positive impact to improve patient outcomes. The team will also discuss the fabrication of functional prototypes using cutting-edge manufacturing, post-processing, and validation techniques.

Fusion connects product development from ideation through shop floor fulfillment integrating a broad array of both design & manufacturing solutions. Fusion connects shared data across your processes and tools to help designers, machinists & business leaders make better decisions and improve profitability and sustainability. Meet the partners that help make that happen from hot startups to established industry leaders. Autodesk's ever-evolving partner ecosystem delivers modern solutions, allowing Fusion customers to leverage the latest advancements in sustainable design, toolpath automation, data management, and automated manufacturing. Join this session to hear from some of our key partners and explore how together we are accelerating innovation in manufacturing.

Using examples from recent student work at San Jose State University, this session will present a case study on how the introduction of CAD earlier in design workflow benefitted students with little or no design abilities. It will explore how students were able to ramp up quickly and remove the barriers to entry for learning the industrial design process. Incorporating Fusion 360 in the industrial design curriculum at San Jose State University was pivotal in expanding product development workflows in other emerging technologies that improved students' industrial design development success. Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), and 3D printing make it possible to maintain continuity in design development and evaluation conversations, while also reducing environmental impact through more sustainable, iterative practice

Evolved Structures, a technology based on generative design and digital manufacturing, has the potential to revolutionize spaceflight system components. This presentation explores "prompt engineering" for guiding generative design artificial intelligence (AI) using textual and geometric information to create parts that meet functional, structural, and manufacturing requirements. By integrating essential design elements, engineers can maximize AI-driven optimization for innovative, high-performance spaceflight systems that are cost-effective and efficient to produce. The presentation will also showcase examples of fabricated hardware developed using this approach, which are slated for integration in future NASA missions.

Educators! Have you been tasked with teaching digital modeling and/or 3D printing? In this session, learn step-by-step, tutorial projects for simple consumer items. You can take these fun, actionable projects back to your classes to help get students started. Projects will include: Finding sketches on the internet, turning them into SVG files with an online converter, and using Fusion 360 to turn them into a cookie cutter and business card; Using Recap Photo to turn smartphone snaps of a statue into a reality capture model, importing the model into TinkerCAD, and editing it into a candy jug.

3D printing has become increasingly popular on construction sites, allowing firms to facilitate the construction process and decrease carbon footprint. It's a challenging exercise, due to the size of elements and the fact that they can't be reinforced, nor can the finishes be easily achieved. In order to democratize 3D printing, the decision was made to tackle the problem differently. The creation of 3D-parametric-printed formworks, urban furniture, or complex beam nodes/intersection is automated. This enables the reduction of production time and costs, as these elements can be produced in an infinite quantity and easily mounted on site. It also enables carbon footprint reduction by getting rid of wooden formworks and trucks for concrete pouring, and reducing the waste and time involved in creating those elements. The use of parametric elements to create these objects allows a full customization and replication. A deployment kit has been created for their subcontractors. Spie batignolles is becoming the first contractor-printer!

In this class, we'll demonstrate a project that uses Automated Modeling to design a conceptual part. We'll then take that concept and refine it to become a functional, manufacturable part using Generative Design.

New manufacturing techniques and innovative materials are making us rethink infrastructure creation, but they've also raised a need for closer structural health monitoring. Autodesk Research collaborated with MX3D to create the world's first 3D-printed steel bridge, and then with Dar Al-Handasah to 3D print a series of bridges from sustainable (recycled and recyclable) material. We drove the effort to add "smarts” to both bridges via sensor networks that capture data about their use. The bridges were modeled as digital twins using innovative visualization technology that has been integrated into Autodesk Platform Services and Autodesk Tandem software. These twins visualize the stress on the bridges' structures as people walk across them. Given the popularity of the 5-meter Dar bridge exhibited at Autodesk University 2022 in New Orleans, we wanted to show more details of our work on these iconic projects, and how they might influence the future of smart and sustainable infrastructure.